Iracema by José Martiniano de Alencar
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"Iracema" by José de Alencar is a novel published in 1865. Set during Brazil's colonial period, the story follows a forbidden romance between Iracema, a Tabajara indigenous woman, and Martim, a Portuguese colonist allied with her people's enemies. Their union produces Moacir, symbolically portrayed as the first true Brazilian. Through this legendary tale, Alencar reimagines the founding of Ceará and explores the cultural and racial mixing that shaped Brazilian identity, blending indigenous
tradition with European influence in an allegorical narrative about colonization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Alencar, José Martiniano de, 1829-1877 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Iracema com uma noticia biographica do auctor |
| Original Publication | Portugal: COMPANHIA NACIONAL EDITORA,1890. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iracema |
| Credits | Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Portuguese |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Race relations -- Fiction |
| Subject | Tupi Indians -- Fiction |
| Subject | Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Fiction |
| Subject | Brazil -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 67740 |
| Release Date | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 665 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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